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Show HISTORIECOF PLANTS. i239 fh : & Thea foription. 4 The diauant Peach treesslike vntothe for ier sbuthis leavies,aate geater atidlarger, The fruit of aden ; Peaches be of a tuflet colouron the onefide, and on theother fide nexsidvicauieshace Jout,but much greater than thered Peach: the ftepes whereofarelike vnto the former:ithe pulpeor meate within isofagolde nyellowcolour,and ofa pleafanttafte, 4 Theyellow Peach tree is like vnto th1¢former in leaties and flowers : hisfruitis of a yellowcos Jour on the outfide, andlikewife on the infide, harder than the reft iat idlcof thePeachisa woodie,hard and rough ftone,full of crefts and gutters,in which doth li¢ akernel muchlike to that ofthe Almond,andwith fich alike skin: the fob{tance within.is white,andin taftefonsthu abies The fruit hereofis of greateft pleafure, and beft afte ofall the other of although Rete befound at this day- divers other{ortes that are ofvery good tafte, not remembred oftheancient ofetdowne by the later writers, whereofto {peake particularly,wouldiiorbe greatly to oirpre. tended purpofe,confidering we haften toan erid, y % Theplace. Theyareferand plantedin gardens and vineyards: I haue themall in my garden, with many otherforts, es. The Peach tree foone cominethvp: it beareth fruit tl anditfoone decaicth ;andis not of long continuances fourth yeere afterit isplanted, i ] 1 April, or alitle while after that theleaues appeere,andhathhis fruit ripe The Peachtree is called in Greeke miata s Latinie wales Perfica & Perfica: in high Dutch Perfichbaunt: in lowe Durch iserfe hoa;in French Percher : in En lith Peach tree, The frnit,as Galen teftifieth,tss named mider mporxdy,andsGa3v alfo without anyadditior 1 Latine Melon Pésficnnand Perficum: in high Dutch j etfingy + inlow Dutch jPerfensiin Italian Pe/eh inSpanith Pexegos : in French Pefches :in Englith Peach, * The temperature ana vertues. Peaches be cold and moyft, arid that in the fecond degree; they haueaiuice andalfoafutibtta nee‘A that doth eafily putrifie, which yeeldeth nonotiifhment, but brifi th hurt, efpecis atenafter other meates; for then they caufe the othér meates to puttit Ca But they: e, theyeafily and quickly fillifthey be taken firfts for by reafon‘th at they are moyftandflipperie, the {oc delcend; and by makinghe belly flipperie 5 they7 caule othe rmeatestoflip pe downe Thekernels of the Peaches be hot and dry, the7 ae are good for theftof - linerandifpleene. caches before theybe ripe do ftop the laske, but beingripe they too fe the belly, andingend oe humouts.for theyare foonecomrupeedin the {tomacke. The leaues of the Peach tree do open theftorppings ofthe vie; andbeing applied plafterwife vatothenauels of yoong childr themfoorth, The fame leaues boiled in miilke,do kill che wormes in children v The fame |being driedjand ca{t vpon greene wounds, the ue The flowers of the Peach tree infuledin warme wa eshe fiained, and more flowers put tothe faide liquorto infufe.after : } ul then as much { ugar asit wih ght times, and ftrained againe; Soei ander HHor. and boiled vnto the conf A eorthricknes ofafficupe, dothfofinggularly wel purge the belly,that thereisneither Rubarbe iY Bteomparable yvnto it; forth purgeth down water!ifhhum urs Mig OF trouble either to the {tomacke,orlower pats of the body. lekernels within the Pea “fone amped {mall,and ag forme of an oyntment , is good to reftore and bring Pita, ofthe kernels ofthe Peaches with Pentt drawrie foorth : there sif the fame the apopls mike, which is goodfor thofethat haue 40 . the}pr recouereth water,and ah,sitdraweth forth mmm4 Idofen the t ormes,and drive |